Founded: In 1963 and opened in 1965, established by the N.C. General Assembly

Mission: To train students for professional careers in the arts

Status: Public, coeducational, one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina

Campus: 74 acres in Winston-Salem, N.C., near Old Salem, a national tourist attraction. Accessible by interstates 40, 85 and 77. Twenty minutes from Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro.

Accreditation: The high school academic program is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). Both are accreditation divisions of AdvancED.

University of North Carolina School of the Arts college programs are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the 4 year arts certificate, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and the professional artists certificate. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of UNCSA.

Calendar: Two terms (fall and spring), August to May. Also a Summer Session.

Schools: Five – Dance, Design and Production (includes a Visual Arts Program), Drama, Filmmaking, and Music – plus High School and Undergraduate Academic Programs.

Housing: Eight residence halls -- six for college students, two for high school students. Also offering an on-campus student apartment complex and an off-campus student apartment complex within walking distance.

Facilities: Eleven performance and screening spaces comparable to the best in the industry.

State-Authorized Appropriation (as of December 31, 2014):$28.8 million

Endowment (balance as of June 30, 2014, UNCSA and UNCSA Foundation):$46.3 million